Hospital Services (Partially Sighted People)

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those district general hospitals in Wales which offer specific services for partially sighted people; and which hospitals outside Wales provide such services for people resident in Wales. [67449]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Information relating to specific services for partially sighted people is not held centrally. Ophthalmology services are provided in the following district general hospitals in Wales:

Inpatient, day case and outpatient services

Bronglais General

East Glamorgan General

Prince Charles

399

Princess of Wales

Singleton

University Hospital of Wales

West Wales General

Ysbyty Gwynedd

Ysbyty Wrexham Maelor

Day Case and Outpatient Services

Neath General

Nevill Hall

Prince Philip

Withybush

Outpatient Services

Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.

Details for hospitals outside Wales are not held by the Department.

In future this will become the responsibility of the National Assembly.